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Dictionary: naff1   (năf) pronunciation
 
adj. Chiefly British Slang.

Unstylish, clichéd, or outmoded.

[Possibly of dialectal origin.]


naff2 (năf) pronunciation
intr.v. Chiefly British Slang., naff·ed, naff·ing, naffs.

To fool around or go about: “naffing about in a tutu” (Suzanne Lowry).

phrasal verb:

naff off

  1. Used in the imperative as a signal of angry dismissal.

[Origin unknown.]


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Brit. slang  worthless, useless; tacky, tasteless, unfashionable; hence, naffly : in a naff manner
 
Translations: Naff
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - skrubbe af, skride

idioms:

  • naff off    skrub af!

2.
adj. - antikveret, umoderne

Nederlands (Dutch)
niets (waard)

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - s'en aller

idioms:

  • naff off    foutre le camp, s'en aller

2.
adj. - (GB) tarte (fam), ringard

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - (Slang) abhauen

idioms:

  • naff off    (ugs) abhauen, verschwinden

2.
adj. - (Slang) ätzend

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (καθομ.) φεύγω, ξεκουμπίζομαι
adj. - παλιομοδίτικος

idioms:

  • naff off    ξεκουμπίσου!

Italiano (Italian)
rompere le scatole, insulso

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vadiar
adj. - fora de moda, antiquado

Русский (Russian)
вались отсюда, отсталый

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - mandar a alguien a paseo, irse

idioms:

  • naff off    irse, desaparecer

2.
adj. - de mal gusto, chungo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försvinna
adj. - löjlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 没风格的

idioms:

  • naff off    离开

2. 滚

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 滾

2.
adj. - 沒風格的

idioms:

  • naff off    離開

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 가다, 사라지다

idioms:

  • naff off    꺼져!

2.
adj. - (사물,생각,행동 등이) 바보 같은, 무가치한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 去る
adj. - くだらない, 非常識な, おいしくない, 流行後れの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصبح قديما او ليس على الموضه, يصبح غير مناسب (صفه) غير مناسب, لا يساوي شيئا, قديم ( ليس على الموضه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮תתחפף! (עגה), תעוף לי מהעיניים!‬
adj. - ‮לא אופנתי, חסר-טעם, חסר-ערך‬


 
 
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